Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Perennial Walk and Romantic Gardens
Fall perennials and grasses were in flower last September in the Romantic Gardens and Perennial Walk at Denver Botanic Gardens.… Read More
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Pond, prairie garden, and Victorian garden
At the back of Denver Botanic Garden, Gates Pond is bordered on one side by a prairie garden, on the other by a piney woodland bluff.… Read More
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Perennials, conifers, and Rock Alpine Garden
The Rock Alpine Garden contains the most diverse collection of plants at Denver Botanic with more than 2,300 species and 20 habitats.… Read More
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Steppe Garden, ornamental grasses, and woodland garden
The Steppe Garden at Denver Botanic Gardens delights with three large crevice planters on a stone plaza. I’ve never seen anything like them.… Read More
Fall at Denver Botanic Gardens: Entry and Water-Smart Garden
As the country tucks into flannels and wool socks to stay warm this week, let’s float back to the golden days of a Colorado autumn at Denver Botanic Gardens. Here’s Part 1.… Read More
Exploring the Gardens on Spring Creek in fall
At The Gardens on Spring Creek, origami sculptures by Kevin Box were on display amid prairie grasses and other undaunted plants.… Read More
Cold-hardy cactus and more at plantsman Kelly Grummons’s garden
A visit to the xeriscape garden of Colorado plantsman Kelly Grummons, co-owner of specialty nursery Prairie Storm Nursery.… Read More
Heidi Harris’s Denver dry garden, inspired by David Salman, outshines any lawn
After tearing out her lawn, Heidi Harris turned her Denver backyard into a beautiful, colorful, waterwise paradise for pollinators.… Read More
Boots on the ground in Mike Kintgen’s Denver garden
Perennials, grasses, and evergreens encircle a small lawn, which Mike Kintgen retains to make his garden legible to lawn-loving neighbors.… Read More
A peek at Lauren Springer’s undaunted garden
A rosy fog of ‘Undaunted’ ruby muhly grass laps against a tree-shaded patio in the garden of Colorado plantswoman Lauren Springer.… Read More
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens grows high in the Rockies
At 8,200 ft. elevation, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado, claims bragging rights as the highest botanical garden in North America.… Read More
TatTopia garden embraces stonework and sustainability: Denver Garden Bloggers Fling
When the construction dust settled at Tatiana Maxwell’s new energy-wise home, studio, and guest house in Boulder, Colorado, in 2010, the yard was just an expanse of bare dirt. Her first thought was to build an English-style cottage garden. But after brainstorming with stonemason artist Thea Alvin of MyEarthwork and Boulder permaculturalist Marco Lam, she realized she could create something unique and much better suited to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.… Read More